Ocular Infections and Treatments

BACKGROUND: To evaluate trends in cataract surgeries in Ontario between 1992 and 2004. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the number of cataract surgeries performed in Ontario from April 1992 to March 2005. The estimated prevalence of cataract and cataract surgeries per 1000 persons at risk was calculated. RESULTS:…

• MUSTAFA KÜRŞAT GÖKCAN

PURPOSE: Evaluation of ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire for the diagnosis of dry eye syndrome. METHODS: Sixty-eight patients admitted to the Ophthalmology Polyclinic of the Dumlupinar University between December 2005 and April 2006 were randomly studied. The OSDI questionnaire was performed before, an…

PURPOSE: To compare the rates of endophthalmitis after 20-gauge versus 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and to investigate clinical features of, and visual acuity outcomes, for patients with endophthalmitis after PPV. METHODS: A computerized database search was performed at each author's institution to identify al…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery on macula by optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: A total of 110 eyes of 102 patients who underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation at Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital between Feb…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery on macula by optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: A total of 110 eyes of 102 patients who underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation at Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital between Feb…

• CANAN ASLI YILDIRIM

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Photodynamic therapy could provide an alternative to antibiotics for the treatment of local infections since a wide range of microorganisms have been shown to be susceptible to killing by photodynamic action (PDA) in vitro. The purpose of this study was to determine whether PDA was also able to affect the potency of t…

Cyclosporine A (CsA) is an immunomodulatory agent that primarily inhibits the proliferation and action of T cells. Systemic CsA has been used successfully in solid organ transplantation and noninfectious uveitis. Topical CsA with various formulations has been used in the field of ocular surface diseases since early 19…

• CANAN ASLI YILDIRIM

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of silicone punctal plugs in various ocular surface disorders. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Medical records of patients who underwent silicone punctal plug insertion from January 1996 to November 2000 were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical data collected included sex…

• CEMİLE BANU COŞAR

PURPOSE: To evaluate indications, success rate, and complications of tarsorrhaphy in a cohort of cornea and external disease patients. METHODS: In this study, charts of patients who underwent tarsorrhaphies from January 1, 1995, to September 30, 2000, were retrospectively evaluated. Information reviewed included patie…

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Fifty-five patients with Down's syndrome were examined to evaluate the characteristics and frequency of ocular findings. Of these patients, 29 (52.7%) were hypermetropes, 7 (12.7%) were emmetropes, and 7 (12.7%) were myopes; astigmatism of more than 3.00 diopters was present in 7(12.7%) patients. Strabismus was observ…